Lamar, MO Obituaries
Doris Whitson
Jan 18, 2020
Doris D. (Johnson) Whitson, 93, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away Saturday January 18, 2020 at Medical Lodges in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Doris was born February 27, 1926, in Foss, Oklahoma to Willie Carl and Lonnie Ethel (Wesner) Johnson. She was one of 9 children. She attended school in Stafford and Durham, OK. On December 31, 1941, she married Charles...
Louise Jones
Jan 12, 2020
Louise Fern (Jensen) Jones, age 84, died on January 12, 2020 following a brief illness. She was born to William Christian Jensen and Olive Amanda Konkle on September 16, 1935 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, as the eighth of nine children. Louise married James Jones Jr. on July 24, 1954 in Eagle Bend, Minnesota. For 22 years, they co-owned and...
Mary Rader
Jan 9, 2020
Beth (Mary Elizabeth) Smith Rader (AKA Grandma Beth), age 90, of Lamar Missouri passed away peacefully Thursday, January 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Beth was born August 11, 1929 to Ralph and Verla Smith of Liberal, MO where she grew up and graduated from Liberal High School in 1947. Beth also attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg,...
Cora Dunford
Dec 24, 2019
Cora Marlene (McMackin) Dunford passed away on December 24, 2019. She was born on October 16, 1954 to Earl and Pearl McMackin in Kansas City, KS. Cora went to elementary school in Edgerton, MO and then graduated from Dearborn, MO in 1972. She had many different jobs, including housekeeping at Holiday Inn in Kansas City, MO and O’Sullivan Industry...
Connie Alexander
Dec 24, 2019
Connie Lou (Howard) Alexander passed away on December 24, 2019 at Kansas City Hospice House. She was born September 3, 1942 in Richmond, CA to George Thomas Howard and Leone Marie (Smith) Howard. When Connie was young, the family moved back to Lamar, MO. Connie graduated from high school in Lamar, MO and married Jim Alexander in June of...
Esther Lane
Dec 24, 2019
Esther Geraldine (Nichols) Lane, 90, of Liberal, MO passed away on Tuesday December 24, 2019, after a brief illness. She was born a coal miner’s daughter, in Yale, KS on July 8, 1929 to Jacob and Elizabeth (Harrison) Nichols. She married David Lane October 24, 1964 at the Pittsburg Church of Christ. They shared 45 years of marriage. Esther...
Katherine Farmer
Dec 22, 2019
Katherine Irene (Turner) Farmer, 96, went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 22, 2019 at Via Christi Village, Pittsburg, KS. She had lived there for 5 years and spoke often of how she loved it there. She was born September 16, 1923 in Leroy, MO to Roy and Alma (Garrett) Turner. Katherine graduated from Liberal High School,...
Evelyn Barker
Dec 21, 2019
Evelyn June Prusia Barker was born on May 18, 1924 and passed away on December 21, 2019 at the age of 95. Evelyn was born in Burt County, Tekamah, Nebraska, the eldest of four children. Evelyn grew up in Nebraska and graduated from high school at Platte Valley Academy near Shelton, Nebraska. After she graduated from high school, she...
Kapsok Gardner
Dec 18, 2019
Kapsok “Ko” Gardner of Fairbanks Alaska passed away Dec 18, 2019. Ko was born in Jinju, South Korea on Jan 8, 1933. She lived in Fairbanks, AK for most of her life before moving to the Atlanta area with her late husband, Gene Gardner. After Gene’s passing, she remained there, living with Kent and Ginger Gardner who had welcomed...
Leona Wilson
Dec 6, 2019
Leona Carter Wilson Sweetser passed away December 6, 2019. She was born in Mindenmines, MO on August 6, 1934 to George Washington and Hazel Caroline (Wells) Carter. She grew up and went to school in Lamar, MO. Leona was a very caring person who took care of people as a CNA. She especially loved children and animals and was...
Betty Butler
Dec 4, 2019
Betty Jane Butler passed away, December 4, 2019 at Barton County Memorial Hospital. She was born February 22, 1931 on a farm near Sheldon, Missouri to Lee and Mae Norwood. Following her graduation from Lamar High School, Class of 1949, she married Clint Butler in 1950. While raising four active boys and a daughter with Down Syndrome, Betty became...
Donna Crutcher
Dec 4, 2019
Donna Gail Elvy Crutcher passed away on December 4, 2019 in Lamar Missouri. She was born in Springfield MO on December 4th, 1939, to Louis Vernon and Thelma Martin Elvy. She spent her early years in Peculiar, Tipton, and Eldon MO. While she was still in elementary school the family bought the Neola store and moved to Dade County...
Kevin Cowley
Dec 2, 2019
Kevin W Cowley passed away on December 2, 2019. He was born March 7, 1959 in Long Beach, CA to Harold and Mary (Percy) Cowley(Pritchard). He is survived by his two children Cathleen Gerwick, and Kevin Taylor, and 3 grandchildren November, Trinity, and Dameous. A memorial service will be held on at the Konantz Warden Funeral Home Friday January...
Violet Ring
Nov 19, 2019
Violet Marguerite (Sprouls) Ring died Tuesday November 19, 2019 in Iola, KS with her family by her side as she had lived her life; with grace and dignity. She was revered by her family and admired by her friends. Violet was born December 3, 1925 in rural Oakton, MO to Bert Andrew and Nellie Belle (Hininger) Sprouls. She graduated...
Charles Wimsatt
Nov 14, 2019
Charles “Charlie” Melvin Wimsatt, born July 10, 1934, Scotland, Arkansas, died peacefully on November 14 2019 at Medicalodges nursing home, Columbus, Kansas after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Congestive Heart Failure. Charles along with one brother, was raised on a small farm in Dade County Missouri by his parents, Elmer and Minnie Wimsatt. Melvin, as they called him...
Glenna Rogers
Nov 11, 2019
Glenna Ivarene Rogers, age 88, of Liberal, MO passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019. Glenna was born June 22, 1931 in Liberal, MO to Novella (McClendon) and Wilbur “Glen” Venable Sr. She graduated from Levasy High School in 1949 and married Earl L. Rogers on October 13, 1952. Glenna worked at several places outside of her home including...
Madison Hatfield
Nov 5, 2019
Madison Claire Hatfield, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. She was 20 years old. Madison was born on April 5, 1999 to Kevin and Janette Hatfield, of Liberal, MO. Madison was full of life. She loved being outside, going to school, listening to music, and being with her family. Madison had a laugh that could...
Calvin Cox
Nov 2, 2019
Leo Cox passed away at 5 P.M. on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born December 30, 1933 to Calvin Arthur and Clara May (Bery) Cox in Pierceville, KS. He was born in the depression and dust bowl era and his family moved to a nicer area north of Milford, MO. Leo...
Julia Malone
Oct 25, 2019
Julia Loretta Malone, age 65, of Hepler, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2019, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, MO. Julia was born March 18, 1954, in Kansas City, MO, to Ralph and Mabel Wiggans. She married Timothy Malone on December 16, 1988. She lived many years in Farlington, KS, before moving to Hepler, KS. She enjoyed spending time with...
Jean Marti
Oct 13, 2019
Helen Jean (Gardner) Marti, 91, Lamar, Missouri, passed away at Barton County Memorial Hospital on Sunday, October 13, 2019 after a short illness. Jean was born on June 18, 1928, in Arcola, Missouri to Thomas William and Katherine Irene (Twaddell) Gardner. She had spent her lifetime in Barton County and was proud to have been a farmer’s wife for...
